Meanings
noungonif (plural gonifs or gonivim)
plural gonifs · plural gonivim
- alternativeAlternative form of ganef.
Well, what do you know about that, Gentile America? Supergoy, a gonif! Steals money. Covets money. Wants money, will do anything for it. Goodness gracious me, almost as bad as Jews - you sanctimonious WASPs!
1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)
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APA
gonif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonif
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonif,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonif.
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